Under the Gun Songtext
von Face to Face

(Oh, oh-oh-oh)
Under the gun
Under the gun
Under the gun
Under the gun

From where I live, no streets are broken
The homes lie there listless or straight in a row
From that point of view, there for no reason
Chances are you see someone you know (under the gun)

Livin′ so fast and die so young
You can't look back to see what you′ve done (under the gun)
Livin' so fast and die so young


Shot for shot, search for, escape from a city of fire and the cries of rage
You got red lights flashin' in the zone
Where boy meets girl, two hearts atone
Blind man walkin′ with his cane
You got a lady with a bat, she got no name
Burned out buildings, burned out lives
Where burned out hearts just can′t survive
It looks just like Sodom and Gomorrah
Where rulers are evil, the days are gettin' shorter
There′s talk of Armageddon, I never heard the call
It took the whole time to read the writin' on the wall
On the seventh day, seven times around
Like the walls of Jericho, it′s all comin' down
It′s all comin' down, it's all comin′ down
Like the walls of Jericho, it′s all comin' down
The party is over, the world′s on the run
And we're all livin′ (under the gun)

Livin' so fast and die so young, uh (under the gun)
You can′t look back to see what you've done (under the gun)
Livin' so fast and die so young (under the gun)
You can′t look back when you′re under the gun (under the gun)

You walked down to where my heart is
You will find shattered images here
Don't look for an answer if you can′t ask the question
Look in my eyes, you'll see blood in my tears (under the gun)

Livin′ so fast and die so young (under the gun)
You can't look back to see what you′ve done (under the gun)
Livin' so fast and die so young


Kids in the lot are shoutin' in the street
On the edge of the town, they dance to the beat
They′re tired of fightin′, tired of no peace
The dissatisfaction got 'em up on their feet
Got caught in the middle, caught in the act
I′m standin' in line for a knife in the back
They got nothin′ to do, no money to pay
Got too many talking with nothing to say
I think I'm onto somethin′, I think I'm onto somethin'
I think I′m onto somethin′, I'm tryin′ to make sense
I've been kickin′ the can, walkin' the fence
With all the sweat in the city, the dirt at my feet
I can count every footstep, I gotta get me some sleep
The party′s over, the world's on the run
We're all livin′ (under the gun)

Livin′ so fast and die so young (under the gun)
You can't look back to see what you′ve done (under the gun)
Livin' so fast and die so young (under the gun)
You can′t look back when you're under the gun (under the gun)

(Onto somethin′, I think I'm onto somethin')
(Kickin′ the can, under the gun, ha-ha, ah)
Can you run for the shot and make it on time?
Can you run for the shot and take it? (under the gun)
Can you run for the shot and make it on time? (oh)
Can you run for the shot and take it? (under the gun)
Can you run for the shot and make it on time?
Can you run for the shot and take it?
Run for the shot, shot, shot, shot, ow (under the gun)
Livin′ so fast and die so young
Ooh-ooh-ooh, so young (under the gun)
You can't look back to see what you′ve done
To see what you've done (under the gun)
Livin′ so fast and die so young
Oh (under the gun)
You can't look back when you′re under the gun (under the gun)
(Under the gun)
(Under the gun)